After service with the U.S. Navy, married Delena (Dee) Galarneau from Keeseville.

Graduated from the State University at Plattsburgh with a BA in Behavioral Science.

With Dee, owned and operated Clark’s Flower Shops in Plattsburgh and Chazy, the Plattsburgh Flower Market and the Burlington Flower Market.

Have thirty-five years of law enforcement experience with the New York State Police, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Services as well as operating Adirondack Investigative Services in Plattsburgh.

Joined the Plattsburgh AM Rotary Club in 1990, serving as Club President from 1999-2000.

After retiring, moved to Aiken, South Carolina in 2008. Armed with the experiences of my law enforcement careers and memories of the North Country, decided to take up my pen (or in this case, the computer). Four years later, and with the help of Dee, friends, and the South Carolina’s Writers Association, published the first novel in the Marc LaRose Mystery Series, “Borderline Terror.” This story is about a Private Detective who takes an insurance assignment to look into the death of a patron at an upscale inn in Lake Placid. During the course of the investigation, Marc teams up with the Inn’s concierge (Sophie) and the two soon discover a plot to disrupt the village’s plans to host the 2027 Winter Olympics by terrorists who have been hired by a competing European City.

In the second book of the series, Southbound Terror, Marc teams up with a female Brossard Police Detective to look for a missing person who is the lead engineer for a Plattsburgh railcar manufacturer that has developed a high speed passenger train linking Montreal to New York City. This story involves international conspiracy, Montreal’s criminal underworld, and a foreign aggressor with plans to wreak havoc when the train reaches its intended destination in the U.S.

The wish fund grants wishes for people with limited time who are living in Clinton County. This fund was created through a donation by the Clinton County Board of Realtors (“CCBR”) to The Foundation of CVPH (“Foundation”). CCBR partnered with the Foundation to help manage the funds and application process. Together, the Foundation and CCBR do our very best to grant wishes for those unable to create them on their own. We may receive many requests and will review each request as quickly as possible.